The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939)

About 75 years ago, a wizard's mischievous apprentice donned his master's magic hat and created all sorts of chaos, at the same time introducing an entire generation to the magical world of classical music. On Nov. 13, 1940, the Disney animated film "Fantasia" opened at the Broadway Theatre in New York City, and Mickey Mouse, the young magician wannabe, became classical music's first multimedia outreach ambassador. On Jan. 4 at the State Theatre in Easton, Mickey returns to the big screen, this time accompanied by a live, 80-piece symphony orchestra. "Disney Fantasia Live" is truly a multimedia spectacle, with the newly-formed Pennsylvania Philharmonic,...

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